Module code: HWS4004-B
The purpose of this module is to introduce students to key perspectives in psychology which offer a range of insights into individual health and wellbeing.
Psychological approaches to health and wellbeing; free will versus determinism; mind and body; nature versus nurture; health psychology concepts; 'nudge' theory and behaviour change; attitudes and persuasion; personality and individual identity; groups and social influence; conformity; 'groupthink'; family influences and lifespan development (childhood, adolescence, adulthood, late adulthood); psychological insights into dementia.
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